(KVAL) - It’s been 54 years since the first Ford Mustang rolled off the original assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan. And today marks the creation of the 10 millionth Mustang.

Though the Mustang is now built at the Flat Rock Assembly plant, which is 20 miles away from Dearborn, the automaker is commemorating the event by building a Wimbledon White GT V8 convertible, which is the same color and model of the very first Mustang produced in 1964.

“Mustang is the heart and soul of this company,” said Jim Farley, president of global markets, Ford Motor Company, in a press release. “I bought my first car—a black ’66 Mustang Coupe—at an engine re-manufacturing shop where I worked in California. I then thought it would be a good idea to drive it back to Michigan to my family’s vacation home . . . without a driver’s license at age 14. Mustang stirs that kind of passion more than a half-century after its introduction – for millions of people around the world.”

The Mustang is now in its sixth generation, and new for 2019, Ford is introducing a Bullitt special edition equipped with an exclusive 480-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8 engine.

Though Ford has recently said it’s moving away from passenger cars over the next four years, it has also unequivocally stated the automaker isn't ditching the Mustang.

Smart move since, according to IHS Markit, Mustang has been the best-selling sports car during the last 50 years.